Phillip Kash

Partner

Phillip Kash is a nationally recognized practitioner and pioneer in resilience planning and housing affordability.

Aretha 37 Tg Scholl Sandali GelactivScholl 37 Aretha Tg Sandali Gelactiv A leading expert on urban policy, Phillip works across the country to address two of the most pressing challenges facing cities today: resilient climate adaptation and housing affordability. His visionary plans provide cities and their partners with strategic frameworks to guide their efforts; programs and policies to inform their actions; and implementation roadmaps that ensure projects are delivered.

As a leader of HR&A’s affordable housing practice, Phillip focuses on improving housing affordability in American cities through comprehensive strategies that include land use, regulatory authority, local public funding, and effective tenants’ rights. He has worked closely with several local governments to develop such strategies, including Wake County, NC which dedicated $75M to affordable housing and added 1,400 affordable housing units to its development pipeline in 2018. Phillip also advises on the development of specific affordable housing programs and policies. He worked with the city of Detroit to develop an inclusionary zoning policy that was consistent with its commitment to retain existing residents and foster growth and development. In Pittsburgh, he is currently working with the Urban Redevelopment Authority to design new single-family rehab programs and multifamily gap financing as part of the Housing Opportunity Fund.

Prior to joining HR&A, Phillip worked at Enterprise Community Partners where he advised on affordable housing, nonprofit business planning, neighborhood revitalization and resilient recovery programs. As a Director, he provided technical assistance to local governments and nonprofits nationwide; designed and implemented programs; and advised on affordable housing development projects. Several of his technical assistance engagements were part of HUD’s One Community Planning and Development program and the National Resource Network.

Aretha Tg Scholl Sandali 37 Gelactiv Phillip volunteers with All Souls Housing Corporation to support and preserve the affordability of Columbia Heights Village, a 400-unit development in the heart of DC. He holds a Master’s in City and Regional Planning and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.